Heimadal Security

MARCH 4, 2022

On August 14, 2021, a database holding the data of 30 million consumers was put up for sale on a hacker site for six bitcoins ($280K). The threat actors had targeted T-Mobile servers involved in development, staging, and production. To prove the authenticity of the T-Mobile data breach, threat actors shared a print screen of […].

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

If a company you do business with becomes part of a data breach, cybercriminals may have full access to your confidential information. Unfortunately, data breaches are on the rise and affecting more companies and consumers than ever. billion people received notices that their information was exposed in a data breach.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

T-Mobile disclosed the second data breach of 2023, threat actors had access to the personal information of hundreds of customers since February. T-Mobile suffered the second data breach of 2023, threat actors had access to the personal information of hundreds of customers starting in late February 2023.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has hit the news headlines for becoming a victim of a cyber attack that led to data breach of over 57,900 claimant accounts seeking unemployment benefits. The post Data breach news trending on Google Search Engine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 3, 2023

T-Mobile has fallen victim to yet another data breach, its second one in 2023 , adding to the already long list of breaches the telecom giant has experienced in recent years. T-Mobile also recommended that customers review their account information and update their PINs to a new one of their choosing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 20, 2021

Campbell Conroy & O’Neil’s law firm has issued a public statement early today that it was a victim of a ransomware attack on February 27th,2021 and the incident could have led to a potential data breach that is under serious investigation. Wonder why the company was storing medical and health insurance data of its clients…?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks.

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Adam Levin

MAY 19, 2021

The company has suffered data breaches in the past. . Significant data breaches at credit score bureaus include: . Experian, 2020: A data breach impacted 24 million Experian customers, plus almost 800,000 businesses in South Africa. The data included addresses, birthdays, and even Social Security numbers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We all known that a few weeks ago, American Telecom Giant T-Mobile experienced a cyber attack in which data related to over 54.6m Note 3- As the company failed to protect the information of its customers, it can face a serious financial penalty from the data watchdog soon.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

T-Mobile USA officials have confirmed they are investigating a breach of company systems, but say it’s too early to tell whether the personal data of 100 million customers has been exposed, as the alleged hackers have claimed. The hackers said they were privately selling the rest of the data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. CloudSEK researchers warned that a database containing data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 30, 2021

T-Mobile’s massive data breach has affected 54 million customers. This most recent T-Mobile data breach is the company’s fourth data breach in the last three years. Unfortunately, data breaches are a frequent occurrence. Tax Identity Theft. Credit Card Fraud.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

Hacked or ill-gotten accounts at consumer data brokers have fueled ID theft and identity theft services of various sorts for years. Secret Service had arrested a 24-year-old man named Hieu Minh Ngo for running an identity theft service out of his home in Vietnam. info and findget[.]me,

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

Stolen data included corporate files and personal information Nissan refused to pay the ransom and the cybercrime group published the alleged stolen files. The company added that the data breach impacted some Nissan customers, dealers, and current and former employees.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 8, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Child Identity Theft: Types, Warning Signs & Prevention Strategies IdentityIQ Child identity theft is a significant problem in the US. A recent report by Javelin Strategy & Research, sponsored by AARP , found that 915,000 children, or 1 in 80, were victims of identity theft in the past year.

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Close Home Tech Security 16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? PT Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Here are the facts and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? PT Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one. Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. The Cybernews research team has discovered that their personal data was exposed in a leak. In the wrong hands, this data can be exploited for financial gain.

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Dark Reading

MAY 2, 2023

Hundreds of customers are at risk of identity theft after the mobile communication company faces its second breach of the year.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Avis Car Rental has begun notifying close to 300,000 individuals about a data breach that occurred in August 2024, resulting in the theft of sensitive personal information. The breach reportedly exposed customer names, addresses, driver license numbers, and other personal data.

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Also: Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more Individually, any one of those pieces of data can be exploited by the wrong people. Collectively, they could easily put affected customers at risk for account takeovers and identity theft.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

RELATED: Snowflake Data Breach Rocks Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and Others ] "Companies using Snowflake should immediately implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) to enhance security and protect sensitive data. Notifying affected customers: Transparency is crucial in the wake of a data breach.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest not-for-profit providers of health care and coverage in the United States, is dealing with the fallout from a significant data breach that has affected more than 13 million individuals. The company revealed details of the incident in a public notification posted on April 25th.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

If your card is active, sign up to receive instant notifications of potential suspicious activity by enabling Notifications in the American Express Mobile app, or signing up for email or text messaging at americanexpress.com/accountalerts. Do not include your account number in the email. There are a few tips to keep in mind.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. As it happens, Plex announced its own data breach one day before LastPass disclosed its initial August intrusion. 9, 2024, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums , an extremely popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world’s largest data breaches since 2015. Not all of those undercover buys went as planned.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In January 2018, GovPayNet was acquired by Securus Technologies , a Carrollton, Texas- based company that provides telecommunications services to prisons and helps law enforcement personnel keep tabs on mobile devices used by former inmates. Although its name may suggest otherwise, Securus does not have a great track record in securing data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

French virtual mobile telephone operator La Poste Mobile was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted administrative and management services. . The ransomware attack hit the virtual mobile telephone operator La Poste Mobile on July 4 and paralyzed administrative and management services. . Who is behind the attack?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

IKEA has admitted that its Canadian wing has become a victim of a large data breach that could have spilled personal details of approximately 95,000 customers to hackers. Good news is no car data or other banking information was available for access to the cyber criminals.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 27, 2022

The improper disposal of smartphones and computers is one of the most common ways for a nefarious character to access sensitive information that can lead to identity theft. This can help keep sensitive data off local hard drives and do more accessible work of disposing of your old electronics without worrying about lost data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2019

The mobile network operator Sprint disclosed a security breach, the company revealed that hackers compromised an unknown number of customer accounts via the Samsung.com “add a line” website. In response to the incident, on June 25 the mobile network operator reset PIN codes of its users. ” concludes the letter.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 30, 2022

Security practitioners looking back on 2021 may see it as the year attackers shifted their focus from identity theft to identity fraud. That’s according to Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), after the organization released its annual data breach report. “In

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

How Does Credit Monitoring Protect You From Identity Theft? IdentityIQ In today’s digital world, safeguarding your identity is paramount. With the ever-increasing threat of data breaches and identity theft, it’s crucial to take proactive steps to protect your personal information and financial well-being.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The risk of identity theft is a concept that most of us are probably familiar with given the rise of cybercrime and data breaches. Yet a new report by Identity Theft Resource Center and DIG. Here’s some insight on why victims of data breaches might fail to react.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, 2021 was a record year for data breaches. The post 4 Ways IP Data Can Help Fight Cybercrime appeared first on Security Boulevard. What’s more disturbing is that 78% of senior-level IT and IT security leaders—the people in the know—aren’t.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

According to experts, the leak of PII data containing Aadhaar information (and other such details) related to Indian citizens on the Dark Web creates a significant risk of digital identity theft. ” This week, Resecurity released a report indicating the growing trend of Aadhaar data leaks.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 20, 2023

Many scams occur, but most have a common goal: filing a fraudulent tax return in your name and getting your hard-earned money Your Social Security number (SSN) can be lifted via data breaches, phishing scams, or even a stolen Social Security card. It pays to guard against tax identity theft.

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